Purple Rain, Prince, 1984, :43
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Yeah, I know, it's the greatest album of all time, it's Prince, I'm an uncultured Philistine, etc. etc. But this just isn't my thing. I mean, the chorus of "When Doves Cry" is sublime; but the extended synth coda and yowling at the end is irritating. And nearly nine minutes of "Purple Rain?" Too much. He's a musical phenomenon, Prince is, but this is all just so... Eighties. Favorite tracks: "Let's Go Crazy," "Take Me With You."
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....And now, having done this every day since July 29, I'm going to take a break from the album a day. That album-per-year theme really took it out of me. Also, Covid, responsibilities, end of democracy, and so forth.
